Cape Town — Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile has announced the Gauteng government’s budget for the 2025/2026 financial year.
During his budget speech on Monday, Maile announced that over R500 billion will be allocated to various provincial departments as Gauteng aims to drive economic growth, SABC News reported.
He also said that the total budget is expected to grow at an annual average of 3% until the 2027/2028 financial year.
“The 2025 MTEF Budget for the Gauteng Provincial Government that we are tabling today amounts to over half a trillion rand, R527.2 billion to be precise, over the medium term. It grows at an annual average of 3% from R171.5 billion in 2025/26 to R175.1 billion in 2026/27 before reaching R180.5 billion in 2027/28 financial year,” Maile said.
#GPBudget2025 | The 2025 MTEF Budget is characterised by compulsory baseline reductions across all Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) departments & entities to accommodate the downward revision of the Provincial Equitable Share. #GrowingGautengTogether pic.twitter.com/gEM2xVdhcn
— Gauteng Provincial Gov (@GautengProvince) March 18, 2025
The Gauteng Department of Education received the most funds with R69.4 billion, followed closely by the Department of Health with R66 billion allocated.
The budget allocation for each department were as follows:
- Social Development – R6.5 billion
- Cooperative Governance Traditional Affairs and Urban Planning – R661.4 million
- Roads and Transport – R9.7 billion
- Sports, Arts and Culture – R1 billion
- Provincial Treasury – R787.8 million
- Enviornment – R611.4 million
- Infrastructure Development – R3.6 billion
- E-government – R1.5 billion
- Community Safety – R2.4 billion
- Human Settlements – R5.8 billion
According to EWN, Gauteng head of Treasury Ncumia Mnyani said it was improtant for the province to meet it’s debt obligations, especially when it comes to e-tolls. Maile said R5 billion will go towards settling the e-toll debt, which was scrapped in 2024.
“E-tolls has had a dent on our reserves as a province, hence we are looking at other avenues in terms of how do we augment our fiscus. At the same time, we can’t be a responsible Treasury [if] after we table this budget, we have zero cents in our bank account. We need to have reserves because emergencies erupt, and we would have to respond,” Mnyani said.
#GPBudget2025 | 2025 MTEF Budget was prepared in a tight fiscal environment that requires all of us to manage our finances in a prudent and sustainable way, while ensuring the provision of basic services to the people of Gauteng. #GrowingGautengTogether pic.twitter.com/9V8QMlgLIt
— Gauteng Provincial Gov (@GautengProvince) March 18, 2025
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
